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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Shared waters and data exchange – the gap between principle and practice
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)15.03.21-
Environmental health
Exchanging data across borders in transboundary basins is key to averting disasters, managing risks,…
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A knowledge revolution
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)12.03.21The key to transforming food production systems globally lies in knowledge management processes, acc…
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Collective effort, irrespective of gender, need of the day for better, safer workplaces for women
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.03.21-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Gender parity cannot be achieved by putting the onus of it on one gender; joint…
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Special training sessions initiated for young women and hearing-impaired youth in Ghana
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.03.21-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
To unlock the potential of youth in agriculture, we need targeted, inclusive interventions that appe…
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Creating a team of young scientists equipped with tech tools to fight pests and diseases
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)12.03.21-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
A recent workshop on pest and disease modeling for crops was conducted for young scientists…
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Study Shows Biofortified Maize Improves Vitamin A Content of Breast Milk
HarvestPlus11.03.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
A new study shows that eating maize biofortified with vitamin A increased the levels of this impo…
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Dinavance Kyomuhendo: A Self-Made Entrepreneur and Biofortification Champion from Uganda
HarvestPlus11.03.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
Dinavance Kyomuhendo, 43, from the Nalweyo sub-county in the Kakumiro district, Uganda, is a single…
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Africa’s processed food revolution and the double burden of malnutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)11.03.21-
Food security
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Nutrition
BY SWATI MALHOTRA AND ROB VOS In recent decades, economic growth in Africa south of…
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Low-cost technology boosts women’s livelihoods amidst pandemic in Bangladesh
WorldFish11.03.21-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Through disruption to aquatic food value chains, the COVID-19 pandemic has jeopardized the livelihoo…
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The invisible generation holding the key to Africa’s future food security
CGIAR GENDER Platform10.03.21-
Gender equality
authored by Esther Njuguna-Mungai This op-ed was first published by AllAfrica.com on March 8, 2021.…
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To close its labor gender gap, India must address its data gap
CGIAR GENDER Platform10.03.21-
Gender equality
authored by Ranjitha Puskur This op-ed was first published by Al Jazeera on March 8,…
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Power steering
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)10.03.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Protected from the harsh midday sun with a hat, Pramila Mondal pushes behind the roaring…
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Consider the seed
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.03.21The conservation of plant genetic diversity through germplasm conservation is a key component of glo…
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New approaches to breed more inclusive crop varieties
CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)09.03.21-
Gender equality
New crop varieties can help farmers thrive in difficult agricultural conditions, feed families and c…
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Banking on indigenous seed: investing in a healthier future
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)09.03.21-
Nutrition
Vihiga, Kenya: researchers and farmers have established a community seedbank to cultivate traditiona…
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‘Bringing a change’ in women’s equitable involvement in aquaculture
WorldFish09.03.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
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Gender equality
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Health
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
This blogpost highlights 2020 research outputs of the WorldFish gender theme as part of the…
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The transformative value of maize
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.03.21-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The state of Odisha, in the east of India, ranks sixth in rice production in…
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Perceptions data can help us challenge sexist norms around land and housing
CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)08.03.21-
Gender equality
On the International Women’s Day – and every day – we must call out gender bias wherever w…
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